4-Play Porter - Shades Of Pale Brewing Company

Wasatch

Utah

3.73/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

22oz. Bomber

Pours a nice dark brown color, nice carbonation, nice little fizzy dark tan head, with some minimal sticky lacing left behind. The nose is malty, with some nice chocolate/toffee notes. The taste is slightly bitter, roasty, malty, with some nice dark stuff. Medium body. Not a bad brew to have on a slightly hot day.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2012 19:50:19 | More by Wasatch

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

3.68/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Beer #22 in my great Utah Brew Hunt.

Was quite pleased to see this available. This is why I review beers: to be able to try new breweries productions and put the word out, if it deserves it.

This is a consistent brew. Thorough malt body with a spice tone to it from hops that doesn't hijack things. It does push it all the way to the edge though, for the style. The body is a little bit light, but the whole thing works. Strikes me as a mix between an English and an American porter.

Also. $2.99 for a bomber? Nice!

Serving type: bottle

09-15-2012 23:40:58 | More by RblWthACoz

mactrail

California

3.35/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Warm dark golden brown in the glass. A modest head with pleasant carbonation. Slight grainy aroma.

Some buttery taste. Roasted malt with some charred taste. Long aftertaste of grain with a touch of bitter coffee grounds. This is a more austere style of Porter, and with the low alcohol it does taste more like the English variety. Quite drinkable but nothing remarkable.

From the 22 oz bottle bought at Emigration Market in Salt Lake.

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2012 04:54:41 | More by mactrail